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Question: Words for Women

seanyboy — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 04:39:18 -0800

Words for women. I'm trying to compose a huge list of descriptive words which are mainly applied to women. This is for a feminism project for a friend. Everything from chick, babe, angel, etc to dog, nag, mare, cow to lush, slut and slag. Can MeFites help me out by streaming words for about a minute, then postfixing it with age, nationality and sex. Don't worry about repeating words other people have chosen. I'll start with...

Tart, babe, girl, lush, mare, hen, chick, whore, angel, pet, love, nag, slut, slag, cow, petal, flower, peach, babe, witch. English; 34; Male.

By: precocious

precocious — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 05:15:11 -0800

girl, chick, dude (I know), babe, honey, baby, darling, gorgeous, slut, sow, cow, barker, dog, cunt, hoochie, chickenhead, pigeon, skank, skeezer, tart, floozy, wench, bitch, tramp, whore, wifey (when not married), sugar, sweetie, love, female (with scorn), ho, bird, lesbian/lesbo (derogatory connotation), man-hater, ball-buster, feminist. American; 25; Boomchicka.

By: pooligan

pooligan — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 05:30:36 -0800

hussy. (31, Canadian M)

By: bifter

bifter — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 05:45:22 -0800

sheila, dolly, bint

By: ferociouskitty

ferociouskitty — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 05:54:36 -0800

lady, girl, chick, princess, bimbo, girly, missy, miss, ma'am, bitty, yenta, female, whore, bitch, hag, dyke, woman (said in a high school about a 15-16 year old strong young woman, but with a negative tone), ho, ho-bag, slut, cum-dumpster, cocktease, honey, sweetie, dearie, chica, miss pretty. 25, American, Female

By: emelenjr

emelenjr — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 06:07:26 -0800

babe, baby, girl, bitch, sweetheart, lover, slut, dyke, carpetmuncher, whore, ho, woman, lady, sister, sistah, missy, darling, chick, chica, bimbo, slut, doll
(American male, 29)

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 06:30:20 -0800

Princess, queen, honeylamb, sweetcakes, darlin, lover, sweetiepie, cupcake, hootchie, love, sweetmeat, precious, beautiful, turtledove, mommy, sweetheart, dear, pet (American male, 30-ish)

By: vito90

vito90 — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 06:40:02 -0800

the fairer sex (American 30's male)

By: fuzz

fuzz — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 06:58:19 -0800

Maybe unrelated, but if you speak Spanish you might find this e-mail amusing (received from a 44-year-old Spanish woman):

DEMOSTRACIÓN DE QUE LA LENGUA ESPAÑOLA NO ES MACHISTA EN ABSOLUTO

ZORRO: Espadachín Justiciero.
ZORRA: Puta.

PERRO: Mejor amigo del hombre.
PERRA: Puta.

AVENTURERO: Osado, valiente, arriesgado, hombre de mundo.
AVENTURERA: Puta.

AMBICIOSO: Visionario, enérgico, con metas.
AMBICIOSA: Puta

CUALQUIER: Fulanito, Mengano, Zutano.
CUALQUIERA: Puta

BICHO: Insecto; animal.
BICHA: Puta.

CALLEJERO: De la calle, urbano.
CALLEJERA: Puta

HOMBREZUELO: Hombrecillo, varón, mínimo, pequeñito.
MUJERZUELA: Puta

HOMBRE PÚBLICO: Personaje prominente.
MUJER PÚBLICA: Puta

GOLFO: Masa de agua marina parcialmente rodeada de tierra.
GOLFA: Puta

LOBO: Mamífero predador rapaz y feroz. Hombre experimentado y agresivo.
LOBA: Puta

LIGERO: Hombre débil y/o sencillo
LIGERA: Puta

ADÚLTERO: Infiel
ADÚLTERA: Puta

"QUE HIJO PUTA": Expresión de "menuda suerte"
"QUE HIJA PUTA": Expresión de "menuda Zorra, ojalá se muera"

PUTIN: Honorable jefe de Estado Ruso.
PUTINA: Putilla.

Mujer que vende sus servicios: Puta
Hombre que vende sus servicios: Consultor financiero

By: dg

dg — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 07:58:13 -0800

chick, sheila, bird, tart, woman, girl, bit of fluff, her inside, the boss, she who must be obeyed.

42, Australia, male.

By: yoga

yoga — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:25:14 -0800

Skirt. XX. Femme.

By: answergrape

answergrape — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:32:28 -0800

Womanords is an impressive volume on this very issue. It also goes into detail about how words and phrases came to have negative connotations for women.

My list:

cheesecake, tart, honey, dish, meat, bush, babe, beaver, coochie, hoochie, ho, mama, hag, bag, banshee, siren, muse, vamp, wanton, cunt, hussy, harlot, bulldagger, girly, pussy, piece, floozy, doll, sweetcheeks, cupcake, tramp, sugar, darling, dyke, troll, baby, chickie, ball and chain, courtesan, pro, scarlet woman, strumpet, moll, babydoll, slattern, hooker, whore, broad, chicken, fox, chippie, nympho, tomato, trollop, jezebel, nymphet, slut, toots, dame, vixen, skirt, biddy, minx, pig, sexpot, filly, deb, jailbait, spinster, tail, prig, prude, frump, bunny, diva, plum, pumpkin, bat, shiksa, and finally shrew. (34, American, female)

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:35:42 -0800

hoyden, pet, tart, muffin, crone, biddy, old maid, trollope, honey-pie, pumpkin, chickadee, kitten, filly, lady, gal, girl, miss, missus, miz, madame, skank, petal, bitch, [american lady 35]

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 08:39:14 -0800

Dame, dish, skirt, legs, broad, honey, gal, fem, broad.

American, Male, 37.

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:06:38 -0800

winch

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:08:19 -0800

like a bar "winch"...did I spell that right?

By: goneill

goneill — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:12:36 -0800

wench, thom

By: found missing

found missing — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:23:33 -0800

"she-bitch from hell"

By: crush-onastick

crush-onastick — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:31:03 -0800

cow, bitch, tart, slut, cunt, whore, hole, floozy, chippie, slag, piece, piece of ass, ride

chica, chick, babe, gal, mama, hottie, cutie, biscuit, trixie, grlz, honey, chickie, doll

girl, woman, lady, ma'am

(me, i'm female, 33, american)

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:40:04 -0800

girl, lady, woman, miss, lil' miss, charlot, shirley, bird, tomato, doll, (riot)grrll, skank, squirrel, twist, broad, dame, skizz, lez, puta, pet, bitch, ma'am, tart, baby (babies), old lady (my old lady), (my) girl, hag, meatholes, ball buster, castrater, whore, bitch, cunt, gold digger, bimbo, floozy, lush, apple eater, sheila, feminazi, lady of the night, streetwalker, slut, chicky, ball and chain, skirt, looker, hooker, who - ore, love, cum rag, bleeder, shrew, seductress, lolita, tramp, badger ("because she's always badgering"), femme fatale, fist puppet, witch, darlin', honey, honeypot, slit, hairdo, (how's) trix (?), manhater, death, temptress, hussy, model, pussy, nag, dead weight. canadian, 35, m.

By: Blue Stone

Blue Stone — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 09:54:23 -0800

Lass, girl, babe, bitch, whore, cow, slag, slut, slapper, minger, trollop, woman, lady, tart, pussy, *wow*. 33 m UK.

By: JohnR

JohnR — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:12:33 -0800

split tail, psycho bitch from hell, pneumatic,vamp,slut, sexy duck, Dolores, american male,57.

By: ifjuly

ifjuly — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 10:27:54 -0800

strumpet, harlot, wench, priss, prude, lolita, slut, whore, tramp, skank, dame, lady, babe, chick, bitch, harpy, nag, crone, hag, lass, miss, skirt, madam, girl, princess, senorita, muffin, broad, floozy, mama, piece, ma'am, jezebel, hussy, she-devil, vamp, cunt, femme fatale, matron, gal, sheila, goddess, angel, sugar, ho, shrew, chica, honey, bimbo, woman, witch, old maid, biddy, dish, cow, female, cocktease, pet, bird, lesbo, trollop, beaut(y), belle, sweetness/sweet/sweetie/sweetiecakes, sugardoll, (glamour)puss.

Asian American, 21, female.

By: trharlan

trharlan — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 11:03:12 -0800

Doll, sweetheart, puppy, bunny, bitch, darling, see you next tuesday, hottie, babe, vixen, piece of ass, talent (ugh), tramp, floozy, rusted-shut, cum-dumpster, nag.
(29, M, USA.)

Strangely, Ive never uttered a couple of the names on this list, but I've heard them enough that they are firmly implanted in my stream of consciousness. Not so good.

By: nicwolff

nicwolff — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 11:07:01 -0800

Grimalkin, succubus.

Apparently about 330, American, male.

By: Pericles

Pericles — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 11:23:31 -0800

The wife, the boss., her indoors, my better half, she who must be obeyed, bird, tart, bit of skirt, willywarmer, the missus, slapper, slag, slut, sheila, judy, eve, tart, wench, lass, lassie, fairer sex, darling, sweetheart, fox, floozie, bimbo, ladyfriend (mock-gentility)

UK 37, Male

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 15:21:49 -0800

lady, girl, gal, gel, honey, skirt, femme, hottie, sheila, babe, looker, ho, whore, sweet thang, betty, slit, cunt, bitch, damsel, princess, filly, wahini, senorita, old bag, old hag, witch, crone, bobby-soxer, barbie, muffin, fish wife, tootsie, old maid, maiden, bachlorette, femme fatale, doll, doll-face, coed, bimbo, bimbette, hooker, street walker, tramp, ballbuster, working girl, bit of fluff, dame, eye candy, sweater girl, ponytail, smurfette, hot stuff, earth mother, grannie, ding-a-ling, lu lu, airhead, piece of tail, piece of ass, sister, dyke, femnazi, lesbo, lesbian, man hater, man eater, bit of cooze, jail bait, jane.

American F 46

By: kaibutsu

kaibutsu — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 18:45:48 -0800

she, her, mom, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, aviatrix, dominatrix.

Interestingly, 'blonde'/'blond' is the only gender-differentiated adjective in the English language, taking a different form for male and female use. You can try to figure which is which.

American, 22, male (and self-described feminist).

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:07:44 -0800

I suppose to do this right, I have to make an entry before reading the rest, so here goes:
chick, lady, cunt, slut, cow, broad, slitch, bitch. 47 yr gay male.

A "cow" sometimes is a cunt-on-wheels.

In the right situation, any of these except 'chick' might be applied to a male.

I never approved of those who considered 'chick' to be a negative label. At the height of this word's use, it was very clear that a 'chick' held the highest value to those who sought one, and seeking one was top priority of life.

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:08:34 -0800

oops, American.

By: Melinika

Melinika — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:18:31 -0800

woman, chick, chica, girl, grrl, girlie, honey, babe, dude, man, mecha, mom, mommy, mama, momma, mother, mami, mamasita, lady, femme, butch, ma'am, miss, Ms., Miz, missy, Old Miss, Young Miss, Little Miss, Mrs., missus, Mzz. (like Granny Weatherwax re: Pratchett). madam, madame, Mme., Mlle., love, sweetie, cutie, chickie, grandma, granny, nan, nana, auntie, aunt, sis, sister, tia, abuela, hermana, ella, niña, she, her, I, female, girly-girl, dolly, smoochie, chi-chi, señora, señorita, Sra., Srta., the fairer sex, angel in the house, lesbian, lezzie, virago, wench, domina, dominatrix, actress, duchess, countess, baroness, marchioness, princess, queen, queenie, flapper, starlet, sorority girl, bimbo, bimbette, lolita, jailbait, tart, slut, whore, bitch, cunt, hooker, prostitute, gal, gel, Jane Doe, witch, hag, brazen hussy, ballbreaker. 26 - American - female.

By: andrew cooke

andrew cooke — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 06:19:10 -0800

no-one has mentioned "bonita", which i would have expected to enter american slang with "chica".

By: casarkos

casarkos — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 09:28:53 -0800

cherry pie, ho, sheila, fox, sweetie, bitch, girl, chick, woman, female, bird, dame, peach, danger, angel, crumpet, muffin, shag, bleeder, meggie, hag, princess, jap (jewish-american princess), hoochie-momma-chickenhead, hussy, strumpet, wench, diabla, madame, chica, sistah, miss, lady, hija, nu-er, aiyi, amah, hsiao-jie, meimei, sorority girl, fratchick/fratslut, pimpette, cow, heifer, hon, dude[tte], jane, Boss.
21, asian-american, female.

By: asok

asok — Sun, 28 Mar 2004 09:50:18 -0800

blart

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